Area Football Roundup: Wilmington blitzes Westmont with 40-point quarter

By SUBMITTED REPORTS

Sept. 26, 2015

WILMINGTON – It isn’t often a team builds a 40-0 lead in the first quarter, but Wilmington had the opportunity to enjoy that moment en route to Friday night’s 46-6 Interstate Eight Small victory over Westmont.

There it was, 40 points in the quarter. The other points for Wilmington (5-0, 3-0) came on Dustin Kelly’s 3-yard run in the third quarter.

Kelly rushed for 101 yards in 14 carries for the Wildcats. Hawkins gained 93 in five attempts, and Pretto gained 81 in seven carries. Hawkins returned three punts for 144 yards, a 48.0 average.

Jaymen Flood and Owen Weaver were the Wilmington tackle leaders with three solo stops and two assists each.

HIGHLIGHTS

Herscher 56, Reed-Custer 14: Jordan Neu returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and Connor Harding scored a rushing touchdown for Reed-Custer (0-5, 0-3), but it was not nearly enough in the Interstate Eight Small matchup against Herscher (4-1, 3-0).